Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-22

quate remedy for social evils 'ay in the
abolition of the private ownership
Of lind and in the rcsti ution oi al 81
thosc rights in the soil Tint are nov
un.Usty monOpolzed by u few. lr
NCClynn was invited t. correct thls
u;sstltcn ent Gas he claimod) OF ms
words. Had he done 50 no ccnsure
would remain. He declined % com
ply, although aitcra weeks silence he
made quasi rctraction in the Tri6Un'
Cf December 2Gth; but h. never with
drew the main, statement that private |
ownership Of land IS unjust ln con
sequence Of this statement of Noyen-
hor 2tth he was again suspended for |
TIE balance Of the year and Rev. DIR.
Cuuan placed in temporary chargt OF |
St stephens church.
3. On December 4th the following |
cahlcCmm came from the Propaganda
Let Dr MCGlynn proceed imme-
diateiy to Rome" The cableGram
was as great d surprise to me rs to the |
Doctor. ! never asked nor even hint
Cd in any way that lee should 20 to |
Rome My former experience OF June, |
1883, would have precludcd such
suggestion When the telegram
was delivered DR.. McGlynn sim
ply replied. There * no an
swer." and as far as known paid |
no further heed to the matter To this !
date no answer seems to have been sent
to Pome asking an extension of time or |
protesting any willingness to comply |
when able with the order Of December.
After waiting in vain two weeks for the |
slightest symptom of any disposition on |
his pant to obey the Holy See, (for the |
Propaganda has supreme delegated |
power from the Pope. except on the |
yGy greatest matter. 10y the constitu- |
tons of Gregory Ky. and Plus IN |
wrote DR.. &. NcGlynu, requesting |
some reply, when, after waiting four !
daNs longer. he wrote, on December 20, |
1856, that he could not 90 to Rome, and |
ut the same time rcatlimed his doctrl-
nal position rs follows My doctrine |
about land has been made clear IN |
speeches, in reported interviews, and !
N published articles, and | repeat 1t |
here. have taught, and ! shall con
tinuc 10 teach. in speeches and IN
writing, as long as ! live, that
land is rightfully the property Of
the people in common, and
that private ownership of land Is
agoiHSt natural Justice. no matter by
what civil or ecclesiastical laws 1t may
be- saoctiongd, and / would bring
about instantly if | could such change
of the laws all the world over rs would |
confscatc private property in land
without one penny of compensation to
DiScaljcG oirHcrS.' The italics are
the Archbishops.
The next correspondence is dated
December 2Gth:
New YORK, December %, 1856.
Rcvcrendand Dear Doctor, -Iourlet-
ter of the 2Cth instant brought the pain
ul intelligence that you declined going
to Rome, and that You had taught, and
would continue to tcach, the injustice
Of private ownership in land, no matter
by what laws of the Church or state 1t
NAV bc sanctioned. I'm view of such
declarations to permit YOU To exercise
the holy ministry would he mani
fcstlv wrong unless YOU withdraw them
as ] hope and trust You will. The cen
sure now in force will be pro t1"to
prolonged until the receipt of lcttcrOi
instructions from Cardinal Slmeon
which is now on its way to TINS city. |
regret that under the circumstances /
! DO not feel able to act differently from
tire course indicated. Remedy IS III
your hands. F am, Reverend Dear
Doctor very truly yours,
VI. L. CORRJG>Y.
Early in january the most kind and
concilatory letter came tome from Car
dinal Simconi for Dr. Mc(ilynn. He
was invited 10 call and receive il, but re-
fused. saving: Il will not come to see
you." II was forwarded by mail,
and four days later note came
in response from the Doctor ~
follows: have read Cardinal SINCE
ini's letter, with your request that !
would inform you of my plans. ]
will rot 90 to Rome The grave rea-
sons which | gave you i'll my letter OF
December 2Oth still hold good, and
will continue to do 50 for a long time. ~
On january 18th Archbishop CORR
can wrote to Or McGlynn, notifying
him that he had sent to Rome Me
Glvnn's affirmation of his letter of De
ccmbcr 2Cth, that he tMcGlynnD
was suspended from 1t. Stephens
md Father ponnclly placed III
charge Of the parish. 10 this letter no
auswcr was returned. OnJanupry ,,t.h
the Archbishop received the following
cablegram from Cardinal Snneoni.
"Giyc orders to have DR. McGlynn
again invited to Rome, and also to con
denim in writing Che doctrines to
which he has given uttemncc in public
meetings or which nave bccnattnbutcd
to him in the press Should be- dis
obey use Your own authority in dealing
with him. The original OF the third
summons was sent by mail On January.
llth to DR.. McGlym ut ST. Stephens
and copy to his address in Harlem.
No answer
January 18th telegram came, like |
It's predecessor, quite unexpected. In
IT the Sovereign POntlil orders the |
Doctor to Rome instantly. This also |
was forwarded Immediately by mes
senger with request for an answer,
but none has been received.
The latest phase OF this unhappy |
conflict occurred this morning when |
Archbishop ,!acobiui, Secretary Of the |
Propaganda, cabled as follows: 'Foi |
prudential reasons the Propaganda !
has hitherto been slow to act |
in thecase Of Or. McGlynn. The Sove-
reign Fontitf has now taken the matter |
into his own hands aud the case now |
rests between DR.. McGlynn and the |
Holy See" VI. \. COREIG,N,
Archbishop of New York,
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